Thursday, August 22, 2024

What a performance Pink put on! Sheryl Crowe preceded her and the music was enjoyable but she didn't translate well to a large stadium venue. But Pink's huge personality, voice, and show certainly did! I have a bunch of videos but they really can't convey how strong and impactful her performance was. She connected to her audience and listening to her sing and seeing the performance was so worth braving the crowds.

Weight 121.4, up .6. Not a surprise as I had a snack when I got home at 1 am. We had dinner at about 4 so I needed something. I couldn't settle down to sleep very easily last night so I think I only got 2-3 hours of sleep.

Today is injection day and I'm sticking with the same tirzepatide dose. No real plans today other than laundry and packing for the bachelorette party this weekend. Hopefully I can fall asleep easily tonight as I have to be up at around 4 am tomorrow to get ready and drive to the airport.

Sending positive vibes to ThinLizzy for her DH's recovery. Have a thoughtful Thursday!

My poor dad and his wife spent the night at the hospital with another clogged stent. His theory is two big smash burgers on sequential nights was too much protein which he's supposed to limit and might have clogged it. I don't understand enough about it to know if that's logical or not, but either way it clogged. And with a fever and history of sepsis, they kept him. They are still waiting on whether he'll be discharged soon. Poor Claudia is exhausted. My dad at least could sleep in a bed.

I'm waiting for the invisible dog fence guy to come fix a break in the line and help me with showing Kirby how it works. Too much of him wandering off joining other families for walks on the beach and pestering the neighbors. He was so good the first month not straying, but is feeling very confident these days. I've got a sinus something or other that has me feeling a bit yucky the last few days, so I'd rather be sleeping in, but that's what I get for not asking what time he might be here...

Lizanne, I'm so sorry to hear your husband is unwell. I have seen with my dad who has lost a kidney and his bladder to bladder cancer than an underlying health condition coupled with age means otherwise inconsequential ailments can turn dangerous in the blink of an eye. I hope your husband improves quickly!

My weight loss is still very low, but it's my own doing. Though I'm not gaining so I'm okay with it. -3.2 for July, -.8 this week with lots of bouncing around the 190 neighborhood. I would like to move to 12.5mg, but can't with compound in MI. Such weirdly specific rules here.

Take care everyone!

I sure hope your Dad doesn't suffer any consequences from the clogged stent.

I agree that is odd that the rules around dosage levels allowed for compounding are different from state to state. I think Florida and Massachusetts are similar.

CC, your poor dad and his wife are having a tough season. I know it is hard on you, too. Hugs.

Liz, your busy social calendar continues to amaze me. I've never been to a Pink concert (last night's sounded awesome). For no reasons I can think of I've just not been a big pop/rock concert goer. I love music of every kind and been to scores (no pun intended) of concerts and operas and musicals. My sweetheart on the other hand has seen every rock concert and festival you could imagine. Heck, he once went to the Czech Republic to see the Stones who he's seen at least half a dozen times.

Today I'll do a little cleanup mowing and run errands in town. It's a lovely day here. Yesterday it only got up to 78 degrees. It was 110 in Texas where two siblings live. Ugh!

I would hate having to be in 110 degree weather!

I have never been a big concert goer compared to a lot of people I know - at least not the big loud ones. Most of the music performances I have attended have been Irish, classical or folk bands in small venues. Just a small handful of the big performances (like last nights)

Saw the Rolling Stones so long ago (1989). We were in seats as far away from the stage as was possible. Still loved it!

Liz, glad the show was awesome and satisfying. I agree at this stage of the game, it has to be something I really want to see to brave the big arena shows. Old enough to remember holding up lighters at Billy Joel's Glass Houses tour in 1980.

CC, so sad that your Dad is dealing with his stent again! Keeping him overnight was probably wise. Better to stabilize well, then have him come back later.

It's unseasonably cool here again, not even 70, and, surprise! raining. This weekend it will get sunny, humid and hot, followed by several weekdays of the same. Of course, the best days of summer are always during workshop week. Next year, I will be home enjoying them.

"If you didn't come to party, don't bother knocking on my door, I gotta lion in my pocket, and baby he's ready to roar!" ~ Prince. Sure is fun being a Minnesotan this week. :) You can never play too much Prince at a political convention.

I have plans to meet up with some current co-workers so we can pump each other up later this afternoon. Dreams of a beautiful summer day on a patio can not be, but it will still be nice to see each other.

Working out is still going well. I hope I can keep the motivation when I'm back at school. Weight continues to be stable. I'm spacing out my shot 8 to 10 days, and I'm one step down from the max dose.

DH is going to switch to Zepbound now that our insurance covers it. He lost about 35 pounds on Wegovy, but has been at the same weight all summer. It seems Wegovy took him about as far as it's going to go. He wants to lose another 20 or so, so he's hoping the extra boost of Zepbound will help. Wegovy definitely gave him a smaller appetite, but it didn't shut off the food noise like it did for me. It will be interesting to see how Zepbound works for him. 35 pound loss is a good thing, but I understand why he wants to take it further. I'm staying with Wegovy. I'm sure Zepbound would crush my appetite, but I just don't want to live at the calorie deficit I need to in order to lose weight. As it is, I'm not eating so much, but I think its enough for basic nutrition. I'm having bloodwork done in a few days with vitamin panel too, do we'll see if I'm on the right track.

169.8, finally broke the plateau. About a week ago I was 170.8 and was sure I would hit 170 ish the next day (even had great elimination). Instead the weight went up to 171 something and just stayed there! Then today I got into a new decade as Peps would say! Hallelujah!

Fished out an old carry on bag for tomorrow's flight and it looked big to me so I checked the allowed dimensions and it was quite a bit over! Regulations must have changed since we last used it. I normally carry my camera gear as my carry on so have not actually had a packed bag that wasn't checked for a long time. So after Bible study this morning, DH and I made a Target run to buy a new carry on bag, travel sized toiletries and then when shoe shopping because one of course needs new shoes when traveling. Since we were out and about we decided to have sushi for lunch and we will just wing it for dinner!

I'll be up at 4 like Liz as my flight leaves at 6:30. Thankfully the local airport is small and we don't have to be there 2 hours before the flight leaves like bigger airports. I'll wave to you Diane when I have my brief layover in Minneapolis!

Glad the Pink concert was good Liz! We were going to an annual Christian music festival every summer but skipped it this year. A few summers back I went to see Foreigner again (a fav from my youth). I went to all the rock concerts in High School but since then have only gone to a handful of country concerts, saw Kenny G in MN in the late 80's, Paul McCartney in Milwaukee in the 90's and went to see Elton John in the mid 2000's in Vegas. I actually really enjoy attending Dueling Piano shows!

CC and Lizanne, sorry to hear about your Dad/husband being in the hospital! I pray both of them are able to make a full recovery from the current illness and return home soon.

DD, I sometimes wonder if the ultra low calories I need to lose/maintain weight loss is sustainable (health wise) as well. I know it is quite a bit below the TDEE calculators out there! I want to be of normal weight but not at the expense of my health. Thankfully my labs have remained fairly stable after VSG so I must be getting in what I need.

Time to get packing that new suitcase!

Greetings all

It's actually raining here a bit. Good for the lawn but it can stop any time.

Yep DD it must be fun to be from Minnesota now. And Nebraska like me. Gotta love that Gus. So adorable.

Spent some time in the studio making a few more things. Gotta get ahead on stuff because I will be out of commission for a bit come October.

Pink! glad it was fun Liz. These days a big concert is not appealing but I went to the Rolling Stones in my younger days and other stuff. My favorite concert of all time was the Temptations and the 4 Tops on the same stage! Awesome.

CC sorry your dad is back in the hospital. And sympathies to Claudia who is really going through the mill. No rest and no place comfortable even to sit. I doubt the smash burgers were the issue but who knows. Hoping you all get some rest and that your dad is home soon.

Thinking of you Lizanne. Hope your husband is mending

Came home awhile ago and no DH but dogs here. Turns out he is napping in bed and did not feel well. It's unusual for him to go to bed in the middle of the day. He is more of a Lazy boy napper.

Enjoy your trip Paula and keep us posted on the dress. Your comments remind me of how many old suitcases and bags we have and need to toss.

Burgers tonight. Over and out.

Diane S

Lots of old bags were tossed during the pre-sale purge here!